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Licensure of osteopathic medical doctors is necessary in Michigan under MCL 333.17511. The rules specify the
conditions and requirements for licensure, relicensure, renewal, and continuing education.
All seven of the other Great Lakes states have rules regulating the licensing of osteopathic medical doctors, as listed
below:
Illinois: Applicants for licensure must have good moral character, graduate from an osteopathic medical education
program, complete postgraduate clinical training, and successfully pass Steps 1, 2, and 3 of the United States Medical
Licensing Examination (USMLE) prior to obtaining full licensure.
Indiana: Applicants for licensure must not have a conviction for a crime that has a direct bearing on the applicant's
ability to practice competently, must possess the degree of doctor of osteopathic medicine from an approved
osteopathic medical school, complete postgraduate clinical training, and successfully pass Levels 1, 2, and 3 of the
Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination of the United States (COMLEX-USA) or Steps 1, 2, and
3 of the USMLE prior to obtaining full licensure.
Minnesota: Applicants for licensure must show good moral character, not be under license suspension or revocation
by the licensing board of the jurisdiction in which the misconduct occurred, have graduated from an accredited
osteopathic medical school, completed clinical medical training, and successfully pass Levels 1, 2, and 3 of the
COMLEX-USA or Steps 1, 2, and 3 of the USMLE prior to obtaining full licensure.
New York: Applicants for licensure must have good moral character, graduated from an accredited osteopathic
medical program, complete postgraduate clinical training, and successfully pass Levels 1, 2, and 3 of the COMLEX-
USA or Steps 1, 2, and 3 of the USMLE prior to obtaining full licensure.
Ohio: Applicants for licensure must have good moral character, graduated from an accredited osteopathic medical
school, complete postgraduate clinical training, and successfully pass Levels 1, 2, and 3 of the COMLEX-USA or
Steps 1, 2, and 3 of the USMLE prior to obtaining full licensure.
Pennsylvania: Applicants for licensure must have good moral character, graduated from an accredited osteopathic
medical college, received a passing score on the practical examination in osteopathic diagnosis and manipulative
therapy developed and administered by the board or a designated professional testing organization, complete
postgraduate clinical training, and successfully pass Levels 1, 2, and 3 of the COMLEX-USA prior to obtaining full
licensure.
Wisconsin: Applicants for licensure must have graduated from an accredited osteopathic medical college, complete
postgraduate clinical training, and successfully pass Levels 1, 2, and 3 of the COMLEX-USA or Steps 1, 2, and 3 of
the USMLE prior to obtaining full licensure.
When compared to other Great Lakes states, Michigan’s licensure requirements for osteopathic medical doctors are
like other Great Lakes states.
A. If the rules exceed standards in those states, please explain why and specify the costs and benefits arising out of
the deviation.
Statute demands promulgation of rules related to licensure. The rules do not exceed the licensing requirements of
other states.
3. Identify any laws, rules, and other legal requirements that may duplicate, overlap, or conflict with the proposed
rules.
There are no federal regulations for licensing of osteopathic medical doctors. There are no laws, rules, or other legal
requirements that duplicate, overlap, or conflict with the proposed rules.
A. Explain how the rules have been coordinated, to the extent practicable, with other federal, state, and local laws
applicable to the same activity or subject matter. This section should include a discussion of the efforts undertaken
by the agency to avoid or minimize duplication.
MCL 24.245(3)